CA2565862C - Process for adding methine uv light absorbers to pet prepared by direct esterification - Google Patents
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Abstract
A method for incorporating a UV light absorbing compound into a polyester prepared using direct esterification of reactants comprising a dicarboxylic acid and a diol. The method comprises reacting the reactants in an esterifying reactor under conditions sufficient to form an esterified product including at least one of an ester, an oligomer, or mixture having an ester and a mixture of low molecular weight polyester; polymerizing the esterified product in a polycondensation reactor to form a polyester; and adding the UV absorbing compound to the esterified products when at least 50% of the carboxy groups initially present in the reactants have been esterified to obtain a yield of UV absorbing compound incorporated into the polyester of greater than 25%. Articles utilizing the UV protected polyester prepared by the method of the invention are additional disclosed.
Description
PROCESS FOR ADDING METHINE UV LIGHT ABSORBERS TO PET PREPARED
BY DIRECT ESTERIFICATION
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Field of the Invention:
The present invention relates to a process for incorporating an ultraviolet (UV) light absorber into a polyester or copolyester composition. More particularly, the present invention relates to a process for incorporating a UV light absorber into a polyester prepared using direct esterification of a dicarboxylic acid and a diol.
Background of the Invention Polyester is a polymeric resin widely used in a number of packaging and fiber based applications. Commercial polyester production, in general, involves direct esterification, where the desired glycol, in molar excess, is reacted with an aromatic dicarboxylic acid to form an ester; or by transesterification or ester exchange if the starting aromatic moiety is a low molecular weight diester of an aromatic dicarboxylic acid, such as dimethyl terephthalate (DMT) which is polycondensed under reduced pressure and at elevated .temperatures form to poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET). Since the product of these condensation reactions tend to be reversible and in order to increase the molecular weight of the polyesters, this reaction is often carried out in a multi-chamber polycondensation reaction system having several reaction chambers operating in series. In the case where the starting aromatic moiety is an aromatic dicarboxylic acid, water is the by-product of the reaction. In the case where the starting aromatic moiety is a diester of an aromatic dicarboxylic acid, such as DMT, methanol is the by-product of the reaction. In either case, the reaction by-product is removed by distillation.
The diglycol ester then passes to the second, prepolymerization step to form intermediate molecular weight oligomers before passing to the third, melt polyesterification step or polycondensation step operated at low pressure and high temperature. The molecular weight of the polymer chain continues to increase in this second chamber with volatile compounds being continually removed. This process is repeated successively for each reactor, with each successive reactor being operated at lower and lower pressures. The result of this step wise condensation is the formation of polyester with high molecular weight and a higher inherent viscosity relative to the esterification step. For some applications requiring yet higher melt viscosity, solid-state polymerization is practiced.
Poly(ethylene terephthalate) or a modified PET is the polymer of choice for making beverage and food containers such as plastic bottles and jars used for carbonated beverages, water, juices, foods, detergents, cosmetics, and other products.
However, many of these products are deleteriously affected, i.e., degraded, by ultraviolet (UV) light at wavelengths in the range of approximately 250 to 390 nanometers (nn). It is well known that polymers can be rendered resistant to UV light degradation by physically blending in such polymers various UV light stabilizers such as benzophenones, benzotriazoles and resorcinol monobenzoates. Although these stabilizers function well to absorb radiation, many of these compounds would decompose under the conditions at which polyesters are:
manufactured or processed. Decomposition of such stabilizers frequently causes yellow discoloration of the polyester and results in the polyester containing little, if any, of the stabilizer.
U.S. Patent Number 4,617,374 to Pruett et al. discloses the use of certain UV-absorbing methine compounds that may be incorporated into the polyester or a polycarbonate composition. These UV absorbing compounds have been found to be useful in the preparation of polyesters such as poly(ethylene terephthalate) and copolymers of polyethylene terephthalate) and poly(1,4-cyclohexylenedimethylene terephthalate). The compounds enhance ultraviolet or visible light absorption with a maximum absorbance within the range of from about 320 nm to about 380 run. Functionally, these compounds contain an acid or ester group which condenses onto the polymer chain as a terminator.
Pruett et al. teach preparing the polyester using transesterification, i.e., where DMT is a starting material, and adding the UV absorbing compound at the beginning of the process.
However, it has been unexpectedly discovered that the process by which the polyester is prepared and the point at which the UV absorbing compound is add to the polyester contributes to the efficiency at which such UV absorbing compound(s) are incorporated into the polyester. It has been discovered that these W absorbing compounds are not readily incorporated into the polyester prepared using direct esterification as described above. The loss of UV absorbing compounds results in added costs for the polyester formation.
U.S. Patent Nos. 6,207,740 and 6,559,216 to Zhao et al. discloses certain polyoxyalkylenated methine-based compounds are suitable for use as UV
absorbing compounds in thermoplastics. These patents teach that such polyoxyalkylenated methine-based compounds are normally liquid and maybe blended with already polymerized themoplastics, such as polyesters, polyolefins, halogenated polymers, and polyamides.
However, the patents do not disclose or provide a fair suggestion as to if or when such polyoxyalkylenated methine-based compounds could be incorporated into the polyester composition during the manufacture and particularly if the polyester is made utilizing direct esterification of a diacid and a Biol.
Accordingly, there is a need for improved methods of incorporating UV
absorbing compounds, into polyester compositions made using the method of direct esterification, and particularly UV absorbing compounds those of the type described in U.S.
Patent Number 4,617,374.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Briefly, the present invention is a method for incorporating greater than 25%
of the UV light absorbing compound into a polyester prepared using direct esterification process.
The process includes the steps of directly esterifying reactants comprising a dicarboxylic acid and a diol by contacting the reactants under conditions sufficient to form an esterified product comprising at least one of: an ester, an oligomer, a low molecular weight polyester and mixtures thereof; subjecting the esterified product to polycondensation to form a polyester; and adding at least one UV absorbing compound to one of the reactors when at least 50 percent of the carboxy groups initially present in the reactants have been esterified.
In a preferred embodiment, from 0 to 100 % of the desired amount of UV
absorbing compound is added during one or more polycondensation steps wherein high molecular weight polyester may be prepared by subjecting the esterified products from the , esterification reactor to a plurality of polycondensation zones of increasing vacuum and temperature.
BY DIRECT ESTERIFICATION
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Field of the Invention:
The present invention relates to a process for incorporating an ultraviolet (UV) light absorber into a polyester or copolyester composition. More particularly, the present invention relates to a process for incorporating a UV light absorber into a polyester prepared using direct esterification of a dicarboxylic acid and a diol.
Background of the Invention Polyester is a polymeric resin widely used in a number of packaging and fiber based applications. Commercial polyester production, in general, involves direct esterification, where the desired glycol, in molar excess, is reacted with an aromatic dicarboxylic acid to form an ester; or by transesterification or ester exchange if the starting aromatic moiety is a low molecular weight diester of an aromatic dicarboxylic acid, such as dimethyl terephthalate (DMT) which is polycondensed under reduced pressure and at elevated .temperatures form to poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET). Since the product of these condensation reactions tend to be reversible and in order to increase the molecular weight of the polyesters, this reaction is often carried out in a multi-chamber polycondensation reaction system having several reaction chambers operating in series. In the case where the starting aromatic moiety is an aromatic dicarboxylic acid, water is the by-product of the reaction. In the case where the starting aromatic moiety is a diester of an aromatic dicarboxylic acid, such as DMT, methanol is the by-product of the reaction. In either case, the reaction by-product is removed by distillation.
The diglycol ester then passes to the second, prepolymerization step to form intermediate molecular weight oligomers before passing to the third, melt polyesterification step or polycondensation step operated at low pressure and high temperature. The molecular weight of the polymer chain continues to increase in this second chamber with volatile compounds being continually removed. This process is repeated successively for each reactor, with each successive reactor being operated at lower and lower pressures. The result of this step wise condensation is the formation of polyester with high molecular weight and a higher inherent viscosity relative to the esterification step. For some applications requiring yet higher melt viscosity, solid-state polymerization is practiced.
Poly(ethylene terephthalate) or a modified PET is the polymer of choice for making beverage and food containers such as plastic bottles and jars used for carbonated beverages, water, juices, foods, detergents, cosmetics, and other products.
However, many of these products are deleteriously affected, i.e., degraded, by ultraviolet (UV) light at wavelengths in the range of approximately 250 to 390 nanometers (nn). It is well known that polymers can be rendered resistant to UV light degradation by physically blending in such polymers various UV light stabilizers such as benzophenones, benzotriazoles and resorcinol monobenzoates. Although these stabilizers function well to absorb radiation, many of these compounds would decompose under the conditions at which polyesters are:
manufactured or processed. Decomposition of such stabilizers frequently causes yellow discoloration of the polyester and results in the polyester containing little, if any, of the stabilizer.
U.S. Patent Number 4,617,374 to Pruett et al. discloses the use of certain UV-absorbing methine compounds that may be incorporated into the polyester or a polycarbonate composition. These UV absorbing compounds have been found to be useful in the preparation of polyesters such as poly(ethylene terephthalate) and copolymers of polyethylene terephthalate) and poly(1,4-cyclohexylenedimethylene terephthalate). The compounds enhance ultraviolet or visible light absorption with a maximum absorbance within the range of from about 320 nm to about 380 run. Functionally, these compounds contain an acid or ester group which condenses onto the polymer chain as a terminator.
Pruett et al. teach preparing the polyester using transesterification, i.e., where DMT is a starting material, and adding the UV absorbing compound at the beginning of the process.
However, it has been unexpectedly discovered that the process by which the polyester is prepared and the point at which the UV absorbing compound is add to the polyester contributes to the efficiency at which such UV absorbing compound(s) are incorporated into the polyester. It has been discovered that these W absorbing compounds are not readily incorporated into the polyester prepared using direct esterification as described above. The loss of UV absorbing compounds results in added costs for the polyester formation.
U.S. Patent Nos. 6,207,740 and 6,559,216 to Zhao et al. discloses certain polyoxyalkylenated methine-based compounds are suitable for use as UV
absorbing compounds in thermoplastics. These patents teach that such polyoxyalkylenated methine-based compounds are normally liquid and maybe blended with already polymerized themoplastics, such as polyesters, polyolefins, halogenated polymers, and polyamides.
However, the patents do not disclose or provide a fair suggestion as to if or when such polyoxyalkylenated methine-based compounds could be incorporated into the polyester composition during the manufacture and particularly if the polyester is made utilizing direct esterification of a diacid and a Biol.
Accordingly, there is a need for improved methods of incorporating UV
absorbing compounds, into polyester compositions made using the method of direct esterification, and particularly UV absorbing compounds those of the type described in U.S.
Patent Number 4,617,374.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Briefly, the present invention is a method for incorporating greater than 25%
of the UV light absorbing compound into a polyester prepared using direct esterification process.
The process includes the steps of directly esterifying reactants comprising a dicarboxylic acid and a diol by contacting the reactants under conditions sufficient to form an esterified product comprising at least one of: an ester, an oligomer, a low molecular weight polyester and mixtures thereof; subjecting the esterified product to polycondensation to form a polyester; and adding at least one UV absorbing compound to one of the reactors when at least 50 percent of the carboxy groups initially present in the reactants have been esterified.
In a preferred embodiment, from 0 to 100 % of the desired amount of UV
absorbing compound is added during one or more polycondensation steps wherein high molecular weight polyester may be prepared by subjecting the esterified products from the , esterification reactor to a plurality of polycondensation zones of increasing vacuum and temperature.
Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to incorporate a UV
absorbing compound into a polyester prepared utilizing direct esterification of a diacid and a diol. It is another object of the present invention to incorporate a UV absorbing compound into a polyester prepared utilizing direct esterification of a diacid and a diol wherein the yield of UV absorbing compound incorporated into the polyester is greater than 50%.
These and other objects and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent to those skilled in the art in view of the following description. It is to be understood that the inventive concept is not to be considered limited to the constructions disclosed herein but instead by the scope of the appended claims.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
The polyesters which may be used in accordance with the present invention include linear, thermoplastic, crystalline or amorphous polyesters produced by direct esterification and polymerization techniques from reactants selected from one or more dicarboxylic acids and one or more diols. As used herein, the term "polyester" is used generally and includes homopolymers and copolymers. For example, a mixture of dicarboxylic acids, preferably aromatic dicarboxylic acids, and one or more diols maybe heated in the presence of esterification and/or polyesterification catalysts at temperatures in the range of about 150 to about 300 C and pressures of atmospheric to about 0.2 mm mercury. Normally, the dicarboxylic acid is esterified with the diol(s) at atmospheric pressure and at a temperature at the lower end of the specified range. The polyesters normally are molding or fiber grade and have an intrinsic viscosity (IV) of about 0.4 to about 1.2 dL/g, as measured in accordance with ASTM method D4603-03, using a solution of 0.25 grams of polymer dissolved in 25 ml of a solvent solution comprised of 60 weight % phenol and 40 weight %
1,1,2,2,-tetrachloroethane at 25 C.
The preferred polyesters comprise at least about 50 mole percent terephthalic acid residues and at least about 50 mole percent ethylene glycol and/or 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol residues, wherein the acid component has 100 mole %
and the diol component has 100 mole %. Particularly preferred polyesters are those containing from about 75 to 100 mole percent terephthalic acid residues and from about 75 to 100 mole percent ethylene glycol residues, wherein the acid component has 100 mole % and the diol component has 100 mole %. As used herein, "residue" means the portion of a compound that is incorporated into a polyester composition after polycondensation.
Direct esterification processes are well known to those skilled in the art and include such processes described in U.S. Patent No. 4,100,142; 3,781,213; and 3,689,481.
In one embodiment of the present invention, polyesters of suitable quality may be prepared in a continuous manner by directly esterifying the dicarboxylic acid with the glycol in an esterification reactor operated at a pressure above the partial vapor pressure of the glycol and at a reaction temperature sufficient to allow the continuous removal of water from the esterification reaction, continuing the esterification for a time sufficient to form esterification products and adding the UV absorbing compounds to the esterified products when at least 50% of the carboxy groups initially present in the dicarboxylic acid reactant is esterified. Accordingly, the UV absorbing compound may added to the esterification..
reactor(s), the polycondensation reactor(s) or a combination of both esterification and polycondensation reactor(s). Such esterification products are well known to those skilled in the art and include at least one of: an ester, an oligomer, a low molecular weight polyester and mixtures thereof. An important aspect" of the present invention is that at least 50% of the carboxy groups initially present in the dicarboxylic acid be esterified before the UV absorbing compound(s) is/are added to the esterification products.
Desirably, at least about 70%, preferably at least about 80%, more preferably at least about 85%
and most preferably greater than about 90% of the carboxy groups initially present in the reactants are esterified before the UV absorbing compounds are added to the esterified products.
Accordingly, the amount of UV absorbing compound that may be added to the esterification reactor can range from 0 to 100% of the desired amount to be incorporated into the polyester. Preferably, the amount of UV absorbing compound added to the esterification reactor is from 0 to about 80% with the remaining amount added in'the polycondensation reactor. More preferably, the amount added to the esterification reactor is from 0 to about 50% of the UV absorbing compound with the remaining amount added to the polycondensation reactor. It is understood that the amounts or quantitative ranges used herein includes not only those amounts expressly specified, but would also includes ranges therein. One skilled in the art will recognize that the amount of UV
absorbing compound added to the reactor and the desired amount to be incorporated into the polyester may be different and depends upon the yield of the UV absorbing compound incorporated into the polyester.
It has been discovered that the amount of UV absorbing compound that may be added during the esterification reaction process and have a yield greater than 25% is directly proportional to the percentage of esterified carboxy groups initially present in the ,reactants. That is, as the amount of esterified products present in the esterification reaction process increases, an increasing amount of UV absorbing compounds can be added to the esterification reactor(s) without deleterious effects on the UV absorbing compounds.
However, at least 50% of the carboxy groups initially present in the reactants should be esterified before any amount of UV absorbing compounds are added to the esterification reactor.
Following esterification, high molecular weight polyester may be prepared using. any known polycondensation process wherein the esterification products prepared in the esterification reactor are passed through a plurality of zones of increasing vacuum and temperature terminating, for example, with a polymer finisher operating under a vacuum of about 0.1 to '10 mm Hg at a temperature of about 270 to 310 C. One skilled in the art will understand that such zones may be incorporated into a single reactor having a plurality of distinct operational zones, each of which have a distinct operating temperature, pressure and residence time or such zones may be represented by a plurality of distinct polycondensation reactors operated in series such that the polyester mixture is progressively polymerized in the melt phase where the polyester removed from the last reaction chamber has an inherent viscosity of from about 0.1 to about 0.75 dL/g, measured in accordance with the method described above.
In accordance with the present invention, from 0 to 100% of the desired amount of UV absorbing compound to be incorporated into the polyester may be added to the polycondensation reactor during any stage of polycondensation. Preferably, the amount of UV absorbing compound that may be added to the polycondensation reactor during polycondensation is greater than 50%, more preferably greater than 80%, and most preferably greater than 95%. Although not to be bound to any theory, it is believed that the water evolved during esterificatiori deleterious effects the UV absorber and reduces the yield of UV absorbing compound incorporated into the polyester. Thus, the light absorbing compound may be added to the esterification reactor(s) when at least 50 percent of the carboxy groups initially present in the reactants have been esterified, or desirably maybe added to the polycondensation reactor(s) at any stage during polycondensation since the material in the polycondensation reactor generally has greater than 90 percent of the carboxy groups esterified. Alternatively, a portion of the UV absorbing compound can be added to the esterified products in the esterification reactor(s) and the balance of the UV
absorbing compound is added to the PET in the polycondensation reactor(s).
Adding the UV absorbing compound in accordance with the present invention provides a yield of UV absorbing compound incorporated into the polyester of greater than 25%, preferably greater than 40%, more preferably greater than 50%, and most preferably greater than about 75%. As used herein, "yield" is the percent value of the amount of UV
absorbing compound or residue(s) thereof present in the polyester divided by the amount, of UV absorbing compound(s) added to the process per unit of polymer.
The concentration of the UV absorbing compound, or its residue, in the condensation polymer can be varied substantially depending on the intended function of the UV-absorbing residue and/or the end use of the polymer composition. For example, when the polymer composition is for fabricating relatively thin-walled containers, the concentration of the UV absorbing compound will typically be in the range of from about 50 to 1500 ppm (measured in parts by weight UV absorber per million parts by weight polymer) with the range of about 200 to 800 ppm being preferred. Concentrations of UV
absorbers may be increased to levels of from about 0.01 to about 5.0% if it is desired for the polymers containing these UV light absorbing compounds to have improved resistance to weathering and/or when the polymers or fibers made therefrom are dyed with disperse dyes.
Polymer compositions containing substantially higher amounts of the UV absorbing compound, or its residues, e.g., from about 2.0 to 10.0 weight percent, maybe used-as polymer concentrates. Such concentrates may be blended with the same or different polymer according to conventional procedures to obtain polymer compositions which will contain a predetermined amount of the residue or residues in a non-extractable form.
The polyesters that are suitable for incorporating the UV absorbers in accordance with the method of the present invention are polyesters formed by the direct reaction of a dicarboxylic acid with a diol. The diacid component can be selected from aliphatic, alicyclic, or aromatic dicarboxylic acids. Suitable diacid components may be selected from terephthalic acid; naphthalene dicarboxylic acid; isophthalic acid; 1,4-cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid; 1,3-cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid; succinic acid;
glutaric acid; adipic acid; sebacic acid; and 1,12-dodecanedioic acid. Preferably, the diacid component is terephthalic acid.
The diol component of the polyester may be selected from ethylene glycol; 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol; 1,2-propanediol; 1,3-propanediol; 1,4-butanediol; 2,2-dimethyl-1,3-propanediol; 1,6-hexanediol; 1,2-cyclohexanediol; 1,4-cyclohexanediol; 1,2-cyclohexanedimethanol; 1,3-cyclohexanedimethanol; 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutane diol; X,8-bis(hydroxymethyl)tricyclo-[5.2.1.0]-decane wherein X represents 3, 4, or 5;
diols containing one or more oxygen atoms in the chain, e.g., diethylene glycol, triethylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, tripropylene glycol; diols containing from about 2 to about 18, preferably 2 to 12 carbon atoms in each aliphatic moiety and mixtures thereof.
Cycloaliphatic diols can be employed in their cis or trans configuration or as mixtures of both forms. Preferred diols includes ethylene glycol; diethylene glycol; 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol; and mixtures thereof. In many cases, the diol may comprise a major amount of ethylene glycol and modifying amounts cyclohexanedimethanol and/or diethylene glycol.
The terephthalic acid and ethylene glycol may be fed separately into the esterification reactor. However, an economic benefit is realized by the employment of a single feed line supplying terephthalic acid and ethylene glycol to the esterification reactor.
The duplication of feed system and pressure regulation problems with separate glycol and acid feed lines are eliminated with the employment of a single reactant feed system. It has been found that for substantially complete esterification of the dicarboxylic acid component in the reaction mixture, i.e., greater than 90%, an excess quantity of diol over the stoichiometric quantity is required. A diol/diacid ratio in the range of about 1.01:1 to 2.5:1, respectively, is desirable. Certainly, a greater excess of glycol would be operable, but would be uneconomical. With the employment of the self-compensating primary esterification unit, coupled with the fact that esterification and low molecular weight oligomer formation proceed nearly simultaneously, a relatively low molar ratio of diol/diacid of the order of 1.1:1 to 1.8:1, respectively is preferred.
Optionally, a paste or slurry may be prepared from terephthalic acid/ethylene glycol in the molar ratio of about 1.2:1 to 1.4:1, respectively, and preferably about 1.3:1, respectively, to be pumped under an applied pressure to the esterification reactor.
The UV light absorbing compound can be added to the esterification reactor and/or polycondensation reactor using known methods for the addition of such additives. For example, the UV light absorbing compound may be added directly to the reactors via a separate feed line or may be mixed with any type of fluid that is compatible with a polyester process. The UV light absorbing compound can be a dilute solution or a concentrated dispersion or slurry that is capable of being pumped directly into the reactor or may be added to a carrier stream, such as one or more of the reactant or recycle streams.
As one skilled in the art will understand, the singular term "reactor" can include a single reactor or a plurality of reactors, with each reactor having one or more reaction zones.
Moreover, the term "reactor" can further include feed points that are physically located outside of the reactor; such as, for example, at a pump inlet or discharge, a recirculation line, a reflux point, as well as one or more points in associated piping and transfer equipment. For example, a side stream of products maybe removed from the PET
esterification or polycondensation process(es), the UV absorbing compound would be admixed with the contents of the side stream, which would then be returned to the reactor.
However, the term "reactor" is used herein for the sake of brevity and clarity of description.
The UV absorbers used in the method of this embodiment are disclosed in US
Patents 4,617,374; 4,707,537; 4,749,773; 4,749,774; 4,826,903; 4,845,187;
5,254,625;
5,459,224; 5,532,332; 6,207,740; and 6,559,216; and U.S. patent application publications 2003/0078326 and 2003/0078328 .
The W absorbers are characterized by having at least one 4-oxybenzylidene radical of Formula I present:
X, wherein X1 and X2 are hydrogen or up to two moieties selected from the group consisting of hydroxy, C1-C6 alkyl, C1-C6 alkoxy and halogen, and wherein the IJV absorbing compound includes a polyester reactive group.
Preferred compounds useful in the practice of the invention which contain the moiety of Formula I include one or more of the compounds represented by Formulae II -VII
below:
RI=CH-A-O-R
R- C=CH-A-O-L-O-ATCH=C-Ri RI=CH-A-O-R3 R1 C=CH-A-O-R4 O-A-CH= C -Rl R2 R.
V
[R_O_A-CH-CO2j-LI
n VI
LRO-A-CH=?_ C02 InL
wherein:
absorbing compound into a polyester prepared utilizing direct esterification of a diacid and a diol. It is another object of the present invention to incorporate a UV absorbing compound into a polyester prepared utilizing direct esterification of a diacid and a diol wherein the yield of UV absorbing compound incorporated into the polyester is greater than 50%.
These and other objects and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent to those skilled in the art in view of the following description. It is to be understood that the inventive concept is not to be considered limited to the constructions disclosed herein but instead by the scope of the appended claims.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
The polyesters which may be used in accordance with the present invention include linear, thermoplastic, crystalline or amorphous polyesters produced by direct esterification and polymerization techniques from reactants selected from one or more dicarboxylic acids and one or more diols. As used herein, the term "polyester" is used generally and includes homopolymers and copolymers. For example, a mixture of dicarboxylic acids, preferably aromatic dicarboxylic acids, and one or more diols maybe heated in the presence of esterification and/or polyesterification catalysts at temperatures in the range of about 150 to about 300 C and pressures of atmospheric to about 0.2 mm mercury. Normally, the dicarboxylic acid is esterified with the diol(s) at atmospheric pressure and at a temperature at the lower end of the specified range. The polyesters normally are molding or fiber grade and have an intrinsic viscosity (IV) of about 0.4 to about 1.2 dL/g, as measured in accordance with ASTM method D4603-03, using a solution of 0.25 grams of polymer dissolved in 25 ml of a solvent solution comprised of 60 weight % phenol and 40 weight %
1,1,2,2,-tetrachloroethane at 25 C.
The preferred polyesters comprise at least about 50 mole percent terephthalic acid residues and at least about 50 mole percent ethylene glycol and/or 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol residues, wherein the acid component has 100 mole %
and the diol component has 100 mole %. Particularly preferred polyesters are those containing from about 75 to 100 mole percent terephthalic acid residues and from about 75 to 100 mole percent ethylene glycol residues, wherein the acid component has 100 mole % and the diol component has 100 mole %. As used herein, "residue" means the portion of a compound that is incorporated into a polyester composition after polycondensation.
Direct esterification processes are well known to those skilled in the art and include such processes described in U.S. Patent No. 4,100,142; 3,781,213; and 3,689,481.
In one embodiment of the present invention, polyesters of suitable quality may be prepared in a continuous manner by directly esterifying the dicarboxylic acid with the glycol in an esterification reactor operated at a pressure above the partial vapor pressure of the glycol and at a reaction temperature sufficient to allow the continuous removal of water from the esterification reaction, continuing the esterification for a time sufficient to form esterification products and adding the UV absorbing compounds to the esterified products when at least 50% of the carboxy groups initially present in the dicarboxylic acid reactant is esterified. Accordingly, the UV absorbing compound may added to the esterification..
reactor(s), the polycondensation reactor(s) or a combination of both esterification and polycondensation reactor(s). Such esterification products are well known to those skilled in the art and include at least one of: an ester, an oligomer, a low molecular weight polyester and mixtures thereof. An important aspect" of the present invention is that at least 50% of the carboxy groups initially present in the dicarboxylic acid be esterified before the UV absorbing compound(s) is/are added to the esterification products.
Desirably, at least about 70%, preferably at least about 80%, more preferably at least about 85%
and most preferably greater than about 90% of the carboxy groups initially present in the reactants are esterified before the UV absorbing compounds are added to the esterified products.
Accordingly, the amount of UV absorbing compound that may be added to the esterification reactor can range from 0 to 100% of the desired amount to be incorporated into the polyester. Preferably, the amount of UV absorbing compound added to the esterification reactor is from 0 to about 80% with the remaining amount added in'the polycondensation reactor. More preferably, the amount added to the esterification reactor is from 0 to about 50% of the UV absorbing compound with the remaining amount added to the polycondensation reactor. It is understood that the amounts or quantitative ranges used herein includes not only those amounts expressly specified, but would also includes ranges therein. One skilled in the art will recognize that the amount of UV
absorbing compound added to the reactor and the desired amount to be incorporated into the polyester may be different and depends upon the yield of the UV absorbing compound incorporated into the polyester.
It has been discovered that the amount of UV absorbing compound that may be added during the esterification reaction process and have a yield greater than 25% is directly proportional to the percentage of esterified carboxy groups initially present in the ,reactants. That is, as the amount of esterified products present in the esterification reaction process increases, an increasing amount of UV absorbing compounds can be added to the esterification reactor(s) without deleterious effects on the UV absorbing compounds.
However, at least 50% of the carboxy groups initially present in the reactants should be esterified before any amount of UV absorbing compounds are added to the esterification reactor.
Following esterification, high molecular weight polyester may be prepared using. any known polycondensation process wherein the esterification products prepared in the esterification reactor are passed through a plurality of zones of increasing vacuum and temperature terminating, for example, with a polymer finisher operating under a vacuum of about 0.1 to '10 mm Hg at a temperature of about 270 to 310 C. One skilled in the art will understand that such zones may be incorporated into a single reactor having a plurality of distinct operational zones, each of which have a distinct operating temperature, pressure and residence time or such zones may be represented by a plurality of distinct polycondensation reactors operated in series such that the polyester mixture is progressively polymerized in the melt phase where the polyester removed from the last reaction chamber has an inherent viscosity of from about 0.1 to about 0.75 dL/g, measured in accordance with the method described above.
In accordance with the present invention, from 0 to 100% of the desired amount of UV absorbing compound to be incorporated into the polyester may be added to the polycondensation reactor during any stage of polycondensation. Preferably, the amount of UV absorbing compound that may be added to the polycondensation reactor during polycondensation is greater than 50%, more preferably greater than 80%, and most preferably greater than 95%. Although not to be bound to any theory, it is believed that the water evolved during esterificatiori deleterious effects the UV absorber and reduces the yield of UV absorbing compound incorporated into the polyester. Thus, the light absorbing compound may be added to the esterification reactor(s) when at least 50 percent of the carboxy groups initially present in the reactants have been esterified, or desirably maybe added to the polycondensation reactor(s) at any stage during polycondensation since the material in the polycondensation reactor generally has greater than 90 percent of the carboxy groups esterified. Alternatively, a portion of the UV absorbing compound can be added to the esterified products in the esterification reactor(s) and the balance of the UV
absorbing compound is added to the PET in the polycondensation reactor(s).
Adding the UV absorbing compound in accordance with the present invention provides a yield of UV absorbing compound incorporated into the polyester of greater than 25%, preferably greater than 40%, more preferably greater than 50%, and most preferably greater than about 75%. As used herein, "yield" is the percent value of the amount of UV
absorbing compound or residue(s) thereof present in the polyester divided by the amount, of UV absorbing compound(s) added to the process per unit of polymer.
The concentration of the UV absorbing compound, or its residue, in the condensation polymer can be varied substantially depending on the intended function of the UV-absorbing residue and/or the end use of the polymer composition. For example, when the polymer composition is for fabricating relatively thin-walled containers, the concentration of the UV absorbing compound will typically be in the range of from about 50 to 1500 ppm (measured in parts by weight UV absorber per million parts by weight polymer) with the range of about 200 to 800 ppm being preferred. Concentrations of UV
absorbers may be increased to levels of from about 0.01 to about 5.0% if it is desired for the polymers containing these UV light absorbing compounds to have improved resistance to weathering and/or when the polymers or fibers made therefrom are dyed with disperse dyes.
Polymer compositions containing substantially higher amounts of the UV absorbing compound, or its residues, e.g., from about 2.0 to 10.0 weight percent, maybe used-as polymer concentrates. Such concentrates may be blended with the same or different polymer according to conventional procedures to obtain polymer compositions which will contain a predetermined amount of the residue or residues in a non-extractable form.
The polyesters that are suitable for incorporating the UV absorbers in accordance with the method of the present invention are polyesters formed by the direct reaction of a dicarboxylic acid with a diol. The diacid component can be selected from aliphatic, alicyclic, or aromatic dicarboxylic acids. Suitable diacid components may be selected from terephthalic acid; naphthalene dicarboxylic acid; isophthalic acid; 1,4-cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid; 1,3-cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid; succinic acid;
glutaric acid; adipic acid; sebacic acid; and 1,12-dodecanedioic acid. Preferably, the diacid component is terephthalic acid.
The diol component of the polyester may be selected from ethylene glycol; 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol; 1,2-propanediol; 1,3-propanediol; 1,4-butanediol; 2,2-dimethyl-1,3-propanediol; 1,6-hexanediol; 1,2-cyclohexanediol; 1,4-cyclohexanediol; 1,2-cyclohexanedimethanol; 1,3-cyclohexanedimethanol; 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutane diol; X,8-bis(hydroxymethyl)tricyclo-[5.2.1.0]-decane wherein X represents 3, 4, or 5;
diols containing one or more oxygen atoms in the chain, e.g., diethylene glycol, triethylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, tripropylene glycol; diols containing from about 2 to about 18, preferably 2 to 12 carbon atoms in each aliphatic moiety and mixtures thereof.
Cycloaliphatic diols can be employed in their cis or trans configuration or as mixtures of both forms. Preferred diols includes ethylene glycol; diethylene glycol; 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol; and mixtures thereof. In many cases, the diol may comprise a major amount of ethylene glycol and modifying amounts cyclohexanedimethanol and/or diethylene glycol.
The terephthalic acid and ethylene glycol may be fed separately into the esterification reactor. However, an economic benefit is realized by the employment of a single feed line supplying terephthalic acid and ethylene glycol to the esterification reactor.
The duplication of feed system and pressure regulation problems with separate glycol and acid feed lines are eliminated with the employment of a single reactant feed system. It has been found that for substantially complete esterification of the dicarboxylic acid component in the reaction mixture, i.e., greater than 90%, an excess quantity of diol over the stoichiometric quantity is required. A diol/diacid ratio in the range of about 1.01:1 to 2.5:1, respectively, is desirable. Certainly, a greater excess of glycol would be operable, but would be uneconomical. With the employment of the self-compensating primary esterification unit, coupled with the fact that esterification and low molecular weight oligomer formation proceed nearly simultaneously, a relatively low molar ratio of diol/diacid of the order of 1.1:1 to 1.8:1, respectively is preferred.
Optionally, a paste or slurry may be prepared from terephthalic acid/ethylene glycol in the molar ratio of about 1.2:1 to 1.4:1, respectively, and preferably about 1.3:1, respectively, to be pumped under an applied pressure to the esterification reactor.
The UV light absorbing compound can be added to the esterification reactor and/or polycondensation reactor using known methods for the addition of such additives. For example, the UV light absorbing compound may be added directly to the reactors via a separate feed line or may be mixed with any type of fluid that is compatible with a polyester process. The UV light absorbing compound can be a dilute solution or a concentrated dispersion or slurry that is capable of being pumped directly into the reactor or may be added to a carrier stream, such as one or more of the reactant or recycle streams.
As one skilled in the art will understand, the singular term "reactor" can include a single reactor or a plurality of reactors, with each reactor having one or more reaction zones.
Moreover, the term "reactor" can further include feed points that are physically located outside of the reactor; such as, for example, at a pump inlet or discharge, a recirculation line, a reflux point, as well as one or more points in associated piping and transfer equipment. For example, a side stream of products maybe removed from the PET
esterification or polycondensation process(es), the UV absorbing compound would be admixed with the contents of the side stream, which would then be returned to the reactor.
However, the term "reactor" is used herein for the sake of brevity and clarity of description.
The UV absorbers used in the method of this embodiment are disclosed in US
Patents 4,617,374; 4,707,537; 4,749,773; 4,749,774; 4,826,903; 4,845,187;
5,254,625;
5,459,224; 5,532,332; 6,207,740; and 6,559,216; and U.S. patent application publications 2003/0078326 and 2003/0078328 .
The W absorbers are characterized by having at least one 4-oxybenzylidene radical of Formula I present:
X, wherein X1 and X2 are hydrogen or up to two moieties selected from the group consisting of hydroxy, C1-C6 alkyl, C1-C6 alkoxy and halogen, and wherein the IJV absorbing compound includes a polyester reactive group.
Preferred compounds useful in the practice of the invention which contain the moiety of Formula I include one or more of the compounds represented by Formulae II -VII
below:
RI=CH-A-O-R
R- C=CH-A-O-L-O-ATCH=C-Ri RI=CH-A-O-R3 R1 C=CH-A-O-R4 O-A-CH= C -Rl R2 R.
V
[R_O_A-CH-CO2j-LI
n VI
LRO-A-CH=?_ C02 InL
wherein:
R is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C1-C12-alkyl, substituted C12-alkyl, aryl, C3-C8-cycloalkyl, C3-C8-alkenyl and -(CHR'CHR"O-)pCH2-CH2-R5.
R' and R" are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and C1-C12 alkyl;
n is a whole number ranging from 2 to 4;
R1 is selected from the group consisting of-C02R6 and cyano;
R2 is selected from the group consisting of cyan, -CO2R6, Cl-C6-alkylsulfonyl, arylsulfonyl, carbamoyl, CI-C6-alkanoyl, aroyl, aryl, and heteroaryl;
R3 is selected form the group consisting of-COR7, -CON(R7)RS and -SO2R7;
R4 is selected from the group consisting of :
II II II
-C-RTC- ; -C-0-R5-0-C-II
-C-N(R7)-R9 -(R7)N -C- ; and -02S-R9-SO2 R5 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydroxy, Cl-C6-alkoxy, C1-C6-alkanoyloxy and aryloxy;
R6 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, CI-C12-alkyl, substituted C1-C12-alkyl, -(CHR'CHR"O-)pCH2CH2R5, C3-Cg-alkenyl, C3-C8-cycloalkyl, aryl, and cyan;
R7 is selected from the group consisting of C1-C6-alkyl, C3-C3-cycloalkyl and aryl;
R3 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, Cl-C6-alkyl, C3-C8-cycloalkyl and aryl;
R9 is selected from the group consisting of C1-C12-alkylene, arylene and C3-C8-cycloalkylene, and -(CHR'CHR"O-)pCHR'CHR"-;
L is a divalent organic linking groups bonded by non-oxo carbon atoms;
L1 is a di, tri, or tetravalent linking group, where the divalent radical is selected from the group consisting of C2-C12- alkylene, -(CHR'CHR"O-)pCHR'CHR"-, Cl-C2-alkylene-arylene-C1-C2-alkylene, -CH2CH2O-arylene-OCH2CH2, p is an integer from I to 100, or optionally less than 50, or optionally 1 to 3 or optionally less than 8; and -CH2-1,4-cyclohexylene-CH2-; where the trivalent and tetravalent radicals are selected from the group consisting of C3-C8 aliphatic hydrocarbon having three or four covalent bonds. Examples of trivalent and tetravalent radicals include -CH(-CH2-)2 and C(CH2-)4.
A and Al are independently selected from the group consisting 1,4-phenylene and 1,4-phenylene substituted with one or two groups selected from the group consisting of hydroxy, halogen, Cl-C6-alkyl and Cl-C6-alkoxy; with the proviso that at least one polyester reactive group is present on each of the UV absorbers of Formulae II
- VII
above.
More preferred 4-oxybenzylidene compounds include the following Formulae VIII-X:
NC CN
R19_O O` R's CN -sCCH O-L3 O CH=C
R1 102 C 'CN
wherein:
R'9 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, CI-C6-alkyl and -(CHR' CHR"O-)p CH2 CH2OR12;
R10 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and Cl-C6-alkoxy;
R' and R" are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and C1-C12 alkyl;
n is a whole number ranging from 2 to 4;
R1 is selected from the group consisting of-C02R6 and cyano;
R2 is selected from the group consisting of cyan, -CO2R6, Cl-C6-alkylsulfonyl, arylsulfonyl, carbamoyl, CI-C6-alkanoyl, aroyl, aryl, and heteroaryl;
R3 is selected form the group consisting of-COR7, -CON(R7)RS and -SO2R7;
R4 is selected from the group consisting of :
II II II
-C-RTC- ; -C-0-R5-0-C-II
-C-N(R7)-R9 -(R7)N -C- ; and -02S-R9-SO2 R5 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydroxy, Cl-C6-alkoxy, C1-C6-alkanoyloxy and aryloxy;
R6 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, CI-C12-alkyl, substituted C1-C12-alkyl, -(CHR'CHR"O-)pCH2CH2R5, C3-Cg-alkenyl, C3-C8-cycloalkyl, aryl, and cyan;
R7 is selected from the group consisting of C1-C6-alkyl, C3-C3-cycloalkyl and aryl;
R3 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, Cl-C6-alkyl, C3-C8-cycloalkyl and aryl;
R9 is selected from the group consisting of C1-C12-alkylene, arylene and C3-C8-cycloalkylene, and -(CHR'CHR"O-)pCHR'CHR"-;
L is a divalent organic linking groups bonded by non-oxo carbon atoms;
L1 is a di, tri, or tetravalent linking group, where the divalent radical is selected from the group consisting of C2-C12- alkylene, -(CHR'CHR"O-)pCHR'CHR"-, Cl-C2-alkylene-arylene-C1-C2-alkylene, -CH2CH2O-arylene-OCH2CH2, p is an integer from I to 100, or optionally less than 50, or optionally 1 to 3 or optionally less than 8; and -CH2-1,4-cyclohexylene-CH2-; where the trivalent and tetravalent radicals are selected from the group consisting of C3-C8 aliphatic hydrocarbon having three or four covalent bonds. Examples of trivalent and tetravalent radicals include -CH(-CH2-)2 and C(CH2-)4.
A and Al are independently selected from the group consisting 1,4-phenylene and 1,4-phenylene substituted with one or two groups selected from the group consisting of hydroxy, halogen, Cl-C6-alkyl and Cl-C6-alkoxy; with the proviso that at least one polyester reactive group is present on each of the UV absorbers of Formulae II
- VII
above.
More preferred 4-oxybenzylidene compounds include the following Formulae VIII-X:
NC CN
R19_O O` R's CN -sCCH O-L3 O CH=C
R1 102 C 'CN
wherein:
R'9 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, CI-C6-alkyl and -(CHR' CHR"O-)p CH2 CH2OR12;
R10 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and Cl-C6-alkoxy;
R11 is selected from the group consisting of C1-C6-alkyl, cyclohexyl, phenyl and -(CIR'CHR"O-)pR12;
R12 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and C1-C6 alkyl;
L2 is selected from the group consisting of C2-C6-alkylene, -(CH2CH20)p-CH2CH2-and -CH2-cyclohexane-l,4-diyl-CH2-; and L3 is selected from the group consisting of C2-C6-alkylene, -(CH2CH2O)p -and C3-Cg-alkenylene.
The most preferred UV absorber is represented by Formulae XI and XII:
CN
and RCN
HO CH=C
The alkoxylated moiety denoted herein by the formula -(CHR'CHR"O-)p has a chain length wherein p is from 1 to 100; preferably p is less than about 50; more preferably p is less. than 8, and most preferably p is from 1-3. In a preferred embodiment the alkoxylated moiety comprises ethylene oxide residues, propylene oxide residues, or residues of both.
The term "C1-C12-alkyl" is used to denote an aliphatic hydrocarbon radical that contains one to twelve carbon atoms and is either a straight or a branched chain.
The term "substituted C1-C12-alkyl" is used to denote a C1-C12-alkyl radical substituted with 1-3 groups selected from the group consisting of the following: halogen, hydroxy, cyano, carboxy, succinimido, glutarimido, phthalimidino, phthalimido, 2-pyrrolidono, C3-C$-cycloalkyl, aryl, acrylamido, o-benzoicsulfmido, -SO2N(R13)R14, -CON(R13)R14, R13CON(R14)-, R15S02-, R150-, R15S-, R15S02N(R13)-, -OCON(R13)R14, -CO2R13, R13CO-, R130C02-, R13C02-, aryl, heteroaryl, heteroarylthio, and groups having formula XIII:
~-Y
-N
wherein:
Y is selected from the group consisting of C2-C4-alkylene; -0-, -S-, -CH2O-and -N(R13) R13 and R14 are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, CI-C6-alkyl, cycloalkyl, C3-C8-alkenyl, and aryl;
R15 is selected from the group consisting of Cl-C6-alkyl, C3-C8-cycloalkyl, C3-alkenyl and aryl.
The term "C1-C6-alkyl" is used to denote straight or branched chain hydrocarbon radicals and these optionally substituted, unless otherwise specified, with 1-2 groups selected from the group consisting of hydroxy, halogen, carboxy, cyan, aryl, aryloxy, arylthio, C3-C8-cycloalkyl, CI-C6-alkoxy, C1-C6-alkylthio; CI-C6-alkylsulfonyl;
arylsulfonyl; Cl-C6-alkoxycarbonyl, and Cl-C6-alkanoyloxy.
The terms "C1-C6-alkoxy", "C1-C6-alklythio", "C1-C6-alkylsulfonyl", "C1-C6-alkoxycarbonyl", "C1-C6-alkoxycarbonyloxy", "C1-C6-alkanoyl", and "C1-C6-alkanoyloxy" denote the following structures, respectively: -OC1-C6-alkyl, -S-C1-C6-alkyl, -02S-C1-C6-alkyl, -C02-C1-C6-alkyl, -OC02C1-C6-alkyl, -OC-Cl-C6-alkyl, and -OCO-C1-C6-alkyl wherein the C1-C6-alkyl groups may optionally be substituted with up to two groups selected from hydroxy, halogen, cyano, aryl, -OC1-C4-alkyl, -alkyl and -CO2C1-C4-alkyl, wherein the CI-C4-alkyl portion of the groups represents a saturated straight or branched chain hydrocarbon radical that contains one to four carbon atoms.
The terms "C3-C8-cycloalkyl" and "C3-C8-alkenyl" are used to denote saturated cycloaliphatic radicals and straight or branched chain hydrocarbon radicals containing at least one carbon-carbon double bond, respectively, with each radical containing three to eight carbon atoms.
The terms "C1-C12-alkylene", "C2-C6-alkylene" and "C1-C2-alkylene" denote straight or branched chain divalent hydrocarbon radicals containing one to twelve, two to six, and one to two carbon atoms, respectively, and these optionally substituted with one or two groups selected from hydroxy, halogen, aryl and C1-C6-alkanoyloxy.
The term "C3-C8-alkenylene" is used to denote a divalent straight or branched chain hydrocarbon radical that contains at least one carbon-carbon double bond and with each radical containing three to eight carbon atoms.
The term "C3-C8-cycloalkylene" denotes a C3 to C8 divalent hydrocarbon radical having from three to eight carbon atoms, optionally substituted with one or two groups selected from hydroxy, halogen, aryl and C1-C6-alkanoyloxy.
In the terms "aryl", "aryloxy", "arylthio", arylsulfonyl" and "aroyl" the aryl groups or aryl portions of the groups are selected from phenyl and naphthyl, and these may optionally be substituted with hydroxy, halogen, carboxy, C1-C6-alkyl, C1-C6-akoxy and C 1-C6-alkoxyc arb onyl.
In the terms "heteroaryl" and "heteroarylthio" the heteroaryl groups or heteroaryl portions of the groups are mono or bicyclo heteroaromatic radicals containing at least one heteroatom selected from the group consisting of oxygen, sulfur and nitrogen or a combination of these atoms, in combination with carbon to complete the aromatic ring.
Examples of suitable heteroaryl groups include: furyl, thienyl, benzothiazoyl, thiazolyl, isothiazolyl, pyrazolyl, pyrrolyl, thiadiazolyl, oxadiazolyl, benzoxazolyl, benzimidazolyl, pyridyl, pyrimidinyl and triazolyl and such groups substituted with 1-2 groups selected from C1-C6- alkyl, Cl-C6-alkoxy, C3-C8-cycloalkyl, cyano, halogen, carboxy, C1-alkoxycarbonyl, aryl, arylthio, aryloxy and C1-C6-alkylthio.
The term "halogen" is used to include fluorine, chlorine, bromine and iodine.
The term "carbamoyl" is used to represent the group having the formula: -CON(R13)R14, wherein R13 and R14 are as previously defined.
The term "arylene" is used to represent 1,2-; 1,3-: 1,4-phenylene and these radicals optionally substituted with 1-2 groups selected from C1-C6-alkyl, Cl-C6-alkoxy and halogen.
R12 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and C1-C6 alkyl;
L2 is selected from the group consisting of C2-C6-alkylene, -(CH2CH20)p-CH2CH2-and -CH2-cyclohexane-l,4-diyl-CH2-; and L3 is selected from the group consisting of C2-C6-alkylene, -(CH2CH2O)p -and C3-Cg-alkenylene.
The most preferred UV absorber is represented by Formulae XI and XII:
CN
and RCN
HO CH=C
The alkoxylated moiety denoted herein by the formula -(CHR'CHR"O-)p has a chain length wherein p is from 1 to 100; preferably p is less than about 50; more preferably p is less. than 8, and most preferably p is from 1-3. In a preferred embodiment the alkoxylated moiety comprises ethylene oxide residues, propylene oxide residues, or residues of both.
The term "C1-C12-alkyl" is used to denote an aliphatic hydrocarbon radical that contains one to twelve carbon atoms and is either a straight or a branched chain.
The term "substituted C1-C12-alkyl" is used to denote a C1-C12-alkyl radical substituted with 1-3 groups selected from the group consisting of the following: halogen, hydroxy, cyano, carboxy, succinimido, glutarimido, phthalimidino, phthalimido, 2-pyrrolidono, C3-C$-cycloalkyl, aryl, acrylamido, o-benzoicsulfmido, -SO2N(R13)R14, -CON(R13)R14, R13CON(R14)-, R15S02-, R150-, R15S-, R15S02N(R13)-, -OCON(R13)R14, -CO2R13, R13CO-, R130C02-, R13C02-, aryl, heteroaryl, heteroarylthio, and groups having formula XIII:
~-Y
-N
wherein:
Y is selected from the group consisting of C2-C4-alkylene; -0-, -S-, -CH2O-and -N(R13) R13 and R14 are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, CI-C6-alkyl, cycloalkyl, C3-C8-alkenyl, and aryl;
R15 is selected from the group consisting of Cl-C6-alkyl, C3-C8-cycloalkyl, C3-alkenyl and aryl.
The term "C1-C6-alkyl" is used to denote straight or branched chain hydrocarbon radicals and these optionally substituted, unless otherwise specified, with 1-2 groups selected from the group consisting of hydroxy, halogen, carboxy, cyan, aryl, aryloxy, arylthio, C3-C8-cycloalkyl, CI-C6-alkoxy, C1-C6-alkylthio; CI-C6-alkylsulfonyl;
arylsulfonyl; Cl-C6-alkoxycarbonyl, and Cl-C6-alkanoyloxy.
The terms "C1-C6-alkoxy", "C1-C6-alklythio", "C1-C6-alkylsulfonyl", "C1-C6-alkoxycarbonyl", "C1-C6-alkoxycarbonyloxy", "C1-C6-alkanoyl", and "C1-C6-alkanoyloxy" denote the following structures, respectively: -OC1-C6-alkyl, -S-C1-C6-alkyl, -02S-C1-C6-alkyl, -C02-C1-C6-alkyl, -OC02C1-C6-alkyl, -OC-Cl-C6-alkyl, and -OCO-C1-C6-alkyl wherein the C1-C6-alkyl groups may optionally be substituted with up to two groups selected from hydroxy, halogen, cyano, aryl, -OC1-C4-alkyl, -alkyl and -CO2C1-C4-alkyl, wherein the CI-C4-alkyl portion of the groups represents a saturated straight or branched chain hydrocarbon radical that contains one to four carbon atoms.
The terms "C3-C8-cycloalkyl" and "C3-C8-alkenyl" are used to denote saturated cycloaliphatic radicals and straight or branched chain hydrocarbon radicals containing at least one carbon-carbon double bond, respectively, with each radical containing three to eight carbon atoms.
The terms "C1-C12-alkylene", "C2-C6-alkylene" and "C1-C2-alkylene" denote straight or branched chain divalent hydrocarbon radicals containing one to twelve, two to six, and one to two carbon atoms, respectively, and these optionally substituted with one or two groups selected from hydroxy, halogen, aryl and C1-C6-alkanoyloxy.
The term "C3-C8-alkenylene" is used to denote a divalent straight or branched chain hydrocarbon radical that contains at least one carbon-carbon double bond and with each radical containing three to eight carbon atoms.
The term "C3-C8-cycloalkylene" denotes a C3 to C8 divalent hydrocarbon radical having from three to eight carbon atoms, optionally substituted with one or two groups selected from hydroxy, halogen, aryl and C1-C6-alkanoyloxy.
In the terms "aryl", "aryloxy", "arylthio", arylsulfonyl" and "aroyl" the aryl groups or aryl portions of the groups are selected from phenyl and naphthyl, and these may optionally be substituted with hydroxy, halogen, carboxy, C1-C6-alkyl, C1-C6-akoxy and C 1-C6-alkoxyc arb onyl.
In the terms "heteroaryl" and "heteroarylthio" the heteroaryl groups or heteroaryl portions of the groups are mono or bicyclo heteroaromatic radicals containing at least one heteroatom selected from the group consisting of oxygen, sulfur and nitrogen or a combination of these atoms, in combination with carbon to complete the aromatic ring.
Examples of suitable heteroaryl groups include: furyl, thienyl, benzothiazoyl, thiazolyl, isothiazolyl, pyrazolyl, pyrrolyl, thiadiazolyl, oxadiazolyl, benzoxazolyl, benzimidazolyl, pyridyl, pyrimidinyl and triazolyl and such groups substituted with 1-2 groups selected from C1-C6- alkyl, Cl-C6-alkoxy, C3-C8-cycloalkyl, cyano, halogen, carboxy, C1-alkoxycarbonyl, aryl, arylthio, aryloxy and C1-C6-alkylthio.
The term "halogen" is used to include fluorine, chlorine, bromine and iodine.
The term "carbamoyl" is used to represent the group having the formula: -CON(R13)R14, wherein R13 and R14 are as previously defined.
The term "arylene" is used to represent 1,2-; 1,3-: 1,4-phenylene and these radicals optionally substituted with 1-2 groups selected from C1-C6-alkyl, Cl-C6-alkoxy and halogen.
The above divalent linking groups L and LI can be selected from a variety of divalent hydrocarbon moieties including: CI-C12-alkylene, -(CHR'CHR"O-)PCH2CH2-, C3-C8-cycloalkylene, -CH2-C3-C8-cycloalkylene -CH2- and C3-Cg-alkenylene. The alkylene linking groups may contain within their main chain heteroatoms, e.g.
oxygen, sulfur and nitrogen and substituted nitrogen [-N(R13)-], wherein R13 is as previously defined, and/or cyclic groups such as C3-C8-cycloalkylene, arylene, divalent heretoaromatic groups or ester groups such as :
O O
-O-C-O- , -O-C-O O
-O-C-C1-C12-alkylene -C-O-O O
ii n -O-C-arylene-C-O- , -O-C-NH- C1-C12- alkylene -NH-C-O-and ll 0 -O-C-NH-alylene -NH-C-0-Some of the cyclic moieties which maybe incorporated into the C1-C12-alkylene chain of atoms include:
_O_ao_ __a N-N
S
oxygen, sulfur and nitrogen and substituted nitrogen [-N(R13)-], wherein R13 is as previously defined, and/or cyclic groups such as C3-C8-cycloalkylene, arylene, divalent heretoaromatic groups or ester groups such as :
O O
-O-C-O- , -O-C-O O
-O-C-C1-C12-alkylene -C-O-O O
ii n -O-C-arylene-C-O- , -O-C-NH- C1-C12- alkylene -NH-C-O-and ll 0 -O-C-NH-alylene -NH-C-0-Some of the cyclic moieties which maybe incorporated into the C1-C12-alkylene chain of atoms include:
_O_ao_ __a N-N
S
CAHA
US yand -NYN
O O O
Examples of additional divalent heteroarylene linking groups include unsubstituted and substituted triazines such as 1,3,5-triazin-2,4-diyl, 6-methoxy-1,3,5-triazin-2,4-diyl and the group having formula XIV:
X
N
R
N ~--O CH=C( -1q: \
N
MV
wherein XI and X2, RI and R2 are defined previously.
The skilled artisan will understand that each of the references herein to groups or moieties having a stated range of carbon atoms such as C1-C4-alkyl, CI-C6-alkyl, CI-C12-alkyl, C3-Cs-cycloalkyl, C3-Cg-alkenyl, CI-C12-alkylene, C2-C6-alkylene, etc.
includes moieties of all of the number of carbon atoms mentioned within the ranges. For example, the term "C1-C6-alkyl" includes not only the CI group (methyl) and C6 group (hexyl) end points, but also each of the corresponding C2, C3, C4, and C5 groups including their isomers. In addition, it will be understood that each of the individual points within a stated range of carbon atoms may be further combined to describe subranges that are inherently within the stated overall range. For example, the term "C3-C8-cycloalkyl"
includes not - -only the individual cyclic moieties C3 through C8, but also contemplates subranges such as C4-C6-cycloalkyl.
The term "polyester reactive group" is used herein to describe a group which is reactive with at least one of the functional groups from which the polyester is prepared under polyester forming conditions. Examples of such groups are hydroxy, carboxy, C1-C6-alkoxycarbonyl, CI-C6-alkoxycarbonyloxy and CI-C6-alkanoyloxy and the like.
US yand -NYN
O O O
Examples of additional divalent heteroarylene linking groups include unsubstituted and substituted triazines such as 1,3,5-triazin-2,4-diyl, 6-methoxy-1,3,5-triazin-2,4-diyl and the group having formula XIV:
X
N
R
N ~--O CH=C( -1q: \
N
MV
wherein XI and X2, RI and R2 are defined previously.
The skilled artisan will understand that each of the references herein to groups or moieties having a stated range of carbon atoms such as C1-C4-alkyl, CI-C6-alkyl, CI-C12-alkyl, C3-Cs-cycloalkyl, C3-Cg-alkenyl, CI-C12-alkylene, C2-C6-alkylene, etc.
includes moieties of all of the number of carbon atoms mentioned within the ranges. For example, the term "C1-C6-alkyl" includes not only the CI group (methyl) and C6 group (hexyl) end points, but also each of the corresponding C2, C3, C4, and C5 groups including their isomers. In addition, it will be understood that each of the individual points within a stated range of carbon atoms may be further combined to describe subranges that are inherently within the stated overall range. For example, the term "C3-C8-cycloalkyl"
includes not - -only the individual cyclic moieties C3 through C8, but also contemplates subranges such as C4-C6-cycloalkyl.
The term "polyester reactive group" is used herein to describe a group which is reactive with at least one of the functional groups from which the polyester is prepared under polyester forming conditions. Examples of such groups are hydroxy, carboxy, C1-C6-alkoxycarbonyl, CI-C6-alkoxycarbonyloxy and CI-C6-alkanoyloxy and the like.
One skilled in the art will understand that various thermoplastic articles can be made where excellent UV protection of the contents would be important. Examples of such articles include bottles, storage containers, sheets, films, fibers, plaques, hoses, tubes, syringes, and the like. Basically, the possible uses for polyester having a low-color, low-migratory UV absorber is voluminous and cannot easily be enveloped.
The present invention is illustrated in greater detail by the specific examples presented below. It is to be understood that these examples are illustrative embodiments and are not intended to be limiting of the invention, but rather are to be construed broadly within the scope and content of the appended claims.
Polyester oligomer was prepared by adding the UV absorbing compound to the esterification reactor at the initiation of the esterification reaction. To prepare the polyester oligomer the following reactants were mixed together in a stainless steel beaker:
651.35g of purified terephthalic acid (3.92 moles); 13.29g of purified isophthalic acid (0.08 moles); 397.25g of virgin ethylene glycol (6.40 moles); 0.23g of antimony trioxide, and 0.309 g of UV absorbing compound which theoretically will provide a concentration of 400 parts of absorbing compound to 1,000,000 parts of polymer. The UV
absorbing compound had the following the formula:
HO _CI \ CN
O
and was prepared in accordance with U.S. Pat. No. 4,617,374. The reactants were mixed using a 2-inch radius paddle stirrer connected to an electric motor to form a paste. After approximately ten minutes of stirring, the paste was aspirated into a stainless steel, 2-liter volume, pressure reactor. After the entire mixture had been charged to the reactor, the reactor was purged three times by pressurizing with nitrogen then venting the nitrogen.
During the initial pressurization, stirring was initiated using a 2-inch diameter anchor-style stirring element driven by a magnetic coupling to a motor. Stirring was increased until a final rate of 180 rpm, as measured by the shaft's rotation, was achieved.
After the pressure inside the reactor reached 40 pounds per square inch (psi), the pressure was slowly vented to return the system to near atmospheric pressure while maintaining a slow nitrogen bleed through the reactor. After the final nitrogen purge the pressure within the reactor was again increased to 40 psi.
Following this final pressurization step, the reactor's contents were heated to 245 C
over approximately 60 minutes using a resistance heating coil external to the reactor's contents. During the heat-up time, the reactor's pressure and stirring rate were maintained at 40 psi and 180 rpm, respectively.
After the target reaction temperature of 245 C was achieved the reaction conditions were kept constant for the duration of the reaction sequence. The reaction time was 200 minutes based upon an expected extent of completion of the esterification reactions. The by-product of the reaction is water. The actual extent of reaction was estimated by monitoring the mass of water collected over time. Water was removed from the vessel by distilling the water vapor from the reactor through a one inch diameter, 2.5 foot long, heated vertical column, fitted to the reactor's head. This column was packed with V4"
diameter.glass beads to facilitate the separation of the low boiling reaction by-products from free ethylene glycol and the esterification products. The column was connected by a horizontal section of pipe to a water cooled condenser. The lower end of the condenser was fitted with a pressure control valve that was positioned directly above a beaker resting on a balance. This arrangement allowed for the continuous removal of low-boiling reaction by-products from the reactor.
At the end of 200 minutes, the reactor pressure was reduced to atmospheric pressure over a twenty-five minute time period. The oligomer was collected in a stainless steel pan, allowed to cool and then analyzed.
Analyses of the oligomer product using proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR) determined the extent of reaction, the molar ratio of ethylene glycol to terephthalate and isophthalate moieties, the diethylene glycol content and the end group concentration.
The present invention is illustrated in greater detail by the specific examples presented below. It is to be understood that these examples are illustrative embodiments and are not intended to be limiting of the invention, but rather are to be construed broadly within the scope and content of the appended claims.
Polyester oligomer was prepared by adding the UV absorbing compound to the esterification reactor at the initiation of the esterification reaction. To prepare the polyester oligomer the following reactants were mixed together in a stainless steel beaker:
651.35g of purified terephthalic acid (3.92 moles); 13.29g of purified isophthalic acid (0.08 moles); 397.25g of virgin ethylene glycol (6.40 moles); 0.23g of antimony trioxide, and 0.309 g of UV absorbing compound which theoretically will provide a concentration of 400 parts of absorbing compound to 1,000,000 parts of polymer. The UV
absorbing compound had the following the formula:
HO _CI \ CN
O
and was prepared in accordance with U.S. Pat. No. 4,617,374. The reactants were mixed using a 2-inch radius paddle stirrer connected to an electric motor to form a paste. After approximately ten minutes of stirring, the paste was aspirated into a stainless steel, 2-liter volume, pressure reactor. After the entire mixture had been charged to the reactor, the reactor was purged three times by pressurizing with nitrogen then venting the nitrogen.
During the initial pressurization, stirring was initiated using a 2-inch diameter anchor-style stirring element driven by a magnetic coupling to a motor. Stirring was increased until a final rate of 180 rpm, as measured by the shaft's rotation, was achieved.
After the pressure inside the reactor reached 40 pounds per square inch (psi), the pressure was slowly vented to return the system to near atmospheric pressure while maintaining a slow nitrogen bleed through the reactor. After the final nitrogen purge the pressure within the reactor was again increased to 40 psi.
Following this final pressurization step, the reactor's contents were heated to 245 C
over approximately 60 minutes using a resistance heating coil external to the reactor's contents. During the heat-up time, the reactor's pressure and stirring rate were maintained at 40 psi and 180 rpm, respectively.
After the target reaction temperature of 245 C was achieved the reaction conditions were kept constant for the duration of the reaction sequence. The reaction time was 200 minutes based upon an expected extent of completion of the esterification reactions. The by-product of the reaction is water. The actual extent of reaction was estimated by monitoring the mass of water collected over time. Water was removed from the vessel by distilling the water vapor from the reactor through a one inch diameter, 2.5 foot long, heated vertical column, fitted to the reactor's head. This column was packed with V4"
diameter.glass beads to facilitate the separation of the low boiling reaction by-products from free ethylene glycol and the esterification products. The column was connected by a horizontal section of pipe to a water cooled condenser. The lower end of the condenser was fitted with a pressure control valve that was positioned directly above a beaker resting on a balance. This arrangement allowed for the continuous removal of low-boiling reaction by-products from the reactor.
At the end of 200 minutes, the reactor pressure was reduced to atmospheric pressure over a twenty-five minute time period. The oligomer was collected in a stainless steel pan, allowed to cool and then analyzed.
Analyses of the oligomer product using proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR) determined the extent of reaction, the molar ratio of ethylene glycol to terephthalate and isophthalate moieties, the diethylene glycol content and the end group concentration.
The oligomer was allowed to harden, pulverized and subsequently polymerized as described below.
Approximately 119 g of granulated oligomer product were placed into a 500 ml round-bottom flask. A stainless steel paddle stirrer with a Y4 inch (0.635 cm) diameter shaft and a 2 inch (5.08 cm) diameter paddle was inserted into the round-bottom flask. An adapter fabricated with fittings for a nitrogen purge line, a vacuum line/condensate takeoff arm, a vacuum tight stirring shaft adapter, and a rubber septum for injection of additives, was inserted into the flask's 24/40 standard taper ground glass joint.
A nitrogen purge was initiated and the assembled apparatus was immersed into a pre-heated, molten metal bath whose temperature had equilibrated at 225 C. Once the flask's contents had melted, stirring was initiated. The conditions used for the entire reaction process are summarized in table below.
Table I
Stage Duration Temp. Pressure Stirring Rate (minutes) ( C) (mm Hg) (rpm of shaft) 1 0.1 225 Atmospheric 25 2 5 225 Atmospheric 25 3 20 265 Atmospheric 50 4 5 265 Atmospheric 100 5 285 Atmospheric 100 7 1 285 0.8 100 8 75 285 0.8 75 Phosphorus was injected into the mixture at stage 6 as a solution of phosphoric acid in ethylene glycol. The target level of phosphorus was 20 ppm based on the theoretical yield of polyester. After completion of the reaction time indicated in Table I
above, the metal bath was removed and the stirring stopped. Within fifteen minutes the polymer mass had cooled sufficiently to solidify. The cooled solid was isolated from the flask and ground in a Wiley hammer mill to produce a coarse powder whose average particle diameter was less than 3 mm. The powder was submitted for various tests such as solution viscosity, color, diethylene glycol content and ultraviolet absorber concentration.
Approximately 119 g of granulated oligomer product were placed into a 500 ml round-bottom flask. A stainless steel paddle stirrer with a Y4 inch (0.635 cm) diameter shaft and a 2 inch (5.08 cm) diameter paddle was inserted into the round-bottom flask. An adapter fabricated with fittings for a nitrogen purge line, a vacuum line/condensate takeoff arm, a vacuum tight stirring shaft adapter, and a rubber septum for injection of additives, was inserted into the flask's 24/40 standard taper ground glass joint.
A nitrogen purge was initiated and the assembled apparatus was immersed into a pre-heated, molten metal bath whose temperature had equilibrated at 225 C. Once the flask's contents had melted, stirring was initiated. The conditions used for the entire reaction process are summarized in table below.
Table I
Stage Duration Temp. Pressure Stirring Rate (minutes) ( C) (mm Hg) (rpm of shaft) 1 0.1 225 Atmospheric 25 2 5 225 Atmospheric 25 3 20 265 Atmospheric 50 4 5 265 Atmospheric 100 5 285 Atmospheric 100 7 1 285 0.8 100 8 75 285 0.8 75 Phosphorus was injected into the mixture at stage 6 as a solution of phosphoric acid in ethylene glycol. The target level of phosphorus was 20 ppm based on the theoretical yield of polyester. After completion of the reaction time indicated in Table I
above, the metal bath was removed and the stirring stopped. Within fifteen minutes the polymer mass had cooled sufficiently to solidify. The cooled solid was isolated from the flask and ground in a Wiley hammer mill to produce a coarse powder whose average particle diameter was less than 3 mm. The powder was submitted for various tests such as solution viscosity, color, diethylene glycol content and ultraviolet absorber concentration.
The described reaction procedure typically produces a polyester having an intrinsic viscosity as measured at 25 C in a mixture of 60% by weight phenol, 40% by weight 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethanol, within the range of 0.60-0.72 dL/g.
The yield of UV absorbing compound present in the polymer was 23 %. This was determined by measuring the absorbance of a solution produced by dissolving a known mass (-0.2 g) of the reaction product in 25 ml of a trifluoroacetic acid (TFA)-methylene chloride (5% by weight TFA, 95 % methylene chloride) mixture. The absorbance of the solution was compared to that of a standard series produced by spiking mixtures of 5%
trifluoroacetic acid - 95% methylene chloride with known quantities of the UV
absorbing compound. Absorbance measurements for this series of samples produced a relationship between the concentration of UV absorber compound and a solution's absorbance in accordance with Beer's law: A= abc (where A = absorbance, a = molar absorptivity, b =
path length and c = concentration). Measurements were made using a 1 cm cell with a.
Perkin-Elmer Lambda 35 spectrophotometer. Absorbance was measured for all samples at 345 nm. Neat solvent mixture was used to blank the instrument prior.to the evaluation of the ultraviolet absorber containing samples. The concentration of the UV
absorber compound was determined by extrapolation of the test sample's absorbance to the linear fit of the absorbance vs. concentration data generated for the standard series.
The procedure of Comparative Example 1 was repeated. The yield of UV absorbing compound present in the polymer was 26%.
The procedure of Comparative Example 1 was repeated except the UV absorbing compound was prepared in accordance with U.S. Pat. No. 5,532,332 and had the following formula:
The yield of UV absorbing compound present in the polymer was 23 %. This was determined by measuring the absorbance of a solution produced by dissolving a known mass (-0.2 g) of the reaction product in 25 ml of a trifluoroacetic acid (TFA)-methylene chloride (5% by weight TFA, 95 % methylene chloride) mixture. The absorbance of the solution was compared to that of a standard series produced by spiking mixtures of 5%
trifluoroacetic acid - 95% methylene chloride with known quantities of the UV
absorbing compound. Absorbance measurements for this series of samples produced a relationship between the concentration of UV absorber compound and a solution's absorbance in accordance with Beer's law: A= abc (where A = absorbance, a = molar absorptivity, b =
path length and c = concentration). Measurements were made using a 1 cm cell with a.
Perkin-Elmer Lambda 35 spectrophotometer. Absorbance was measured for all samples at 345 nm. Neat solvent mixture was used to blank the instrument prior.to the evaluation of the ultraviolet absorber containing samples. The concentration of the UV
absorber compound was determined by extrapolation of the test sample's absorbance to the linear fit of the absorbance vs. concentration data generated for the standard series.
The procedure of Comparative Example 1 was repeated. The yield of UV absorbing compound present in the polymer was 26%.
The procedure of Comparative Example 1 was repeated except the UV absorbing compound was prepared in accordance with U.S. Pat. No. 5,532,332 and had the following formula:
CN
CN
n The yield of UV absorbing compound present in the polymer was 26%.
The procedure of Comparative Example 1 was repeated except the UV absorbing compound was prepared in accordance with U.S. Pat. No. 4,707,537 and had the following formula:
CN
CN
The yield of UV absorbing compound, shown above, that was present in the polymer product was determined to be 4%.
The procedure of Comparative Example 1 was repeated except the UV absorbing compound was prepared in accordance with U.S. Pat. No. 5,532,332 and had the following formula:
Meo CN NC
::202022 CHHCH12n The yield of UV absorbing compound, shown above, that was present in the polymer product was determined to be 11 %.
CN
n The yield of UV absorbing compound present in the polymer was 26%.
The procedure of Comparative Example 1 was repeated except the UV absorbing compound was prepared in accordance with U.S. Pat. No. 4,707,537 and had the following formula:
CN
CN
The yield of UV absorbing compound, shown above, that was present in the polymer product was determined to be 4%.
The procedure of Comparative Example 1 was repeated except the UV absorbing compound was prepared in accordance with U.S. Pat. No. 5,532,332 and had the following formula:
Meo CN NC
::202022 CHHCH12n The yield of UV absorbing compound, shown above, that was present in the polymer product was determined to be 11 %.
Polyester oligomer was prepared in accordance with Comparative Example 1, except that no ultraviolet absorber was added to the mixture charged to the pressure reactor.
Instead, 2.0 grams of a mixture containing 2.00g of UV absorber compound of Comparative Example 1 in 100 g of ethylene glycol was added to the flask at the initiation of polymerization. This addition level theoretically will provide a concentration of 400 parts of absorbing compound to 1,000,000 parts of polymer.
The yield of UV absorber compound present in the polymer product was 77%.
The procedure of Example 1 was repeated. However, the precise amount of material charged depended on the results of the NMR analyses of the starting material.
Generally, enough UV absorber compound was added to theoretically provide a concentration of UV
absorber compound in the product of 400 parts of absorbing compound to 1,,000,000 parts of polymer.
The results of the Examples 2-7 appear in Table II below.
Table II
Yield of UVI (concentration Example Addition Point of UV Absorber found/concentration charged) 2 Post esterification -pre vacuum 80%
3 Post esterification -pre vacuum 75%
4 Post esterification -pre vacuum . 75%
Post esterification -pre vacuum 85%
6 Post esterification -pre vacuum 77%
7 Post esterification -post vacuum 86%
The procedure of Example 1 was repeated except the UV absorbing compound was that described in Comparative Example 3 above. The yield of UV absorbing compound, shown above, that was present in the polymer product was determined to be 44%.
Instead, 2.0 grams of a mixture containing 2.00g of UV absorber compound of Comparative Example 1 in 100 g of ethylene glycol was added to the flask at the initiation of polymerization. This addition level theoretically will provide a concentration of 400 parts of absorbing compound to 1,000,000 parts of polymer.
The yield of UV absorber compound present in the polymer product was 77%.
The procedure of Example 1 was repeated. However, the precise amount of material charged depended on the results of the NMR analyses of the starting material.
Generally, enough UV absorber compound was added to theoretically provide a concentration of UV
absorber compound in the product of 400 parts of absorbing compound to 1,,000,000 parts of polymer.
The results of the Examples 2-7 appear in Table II below.
Table II
Yield of UVI (concentration Example Addition Point of UV Absorber found/concentration charged) 2 Post esterification -pre vacuum 80%
3 Post esterification -pre vacuum 75%
4 Post esterification -pre vacuum . 75%
Post esterification -pre vacuum 85%
6 Post esterification -pre vacuum 77%
7 Post esterification -post vacuum 86%
The procedure of Example 1 was repeated except the UV absorbing compound was that described in Comparative Example 3 above. The yield of UV absorbing compound, shown above, that was present in the polymer product was determined to be 44%.
The procedure of Example I was repeated except the UV absorbing compound was that described in Comparative Example 4, above. The yield of UV absorbing compound, shown above, that was present in the polymer product was determined to be 25%.
The procedure of Example 1 was repeated except the UV absorbing compound was that described in Comparative Example 5 above. The yield of UV absorbing compound, shown above, that was present in the polymer product was determined to be 42%.
Having described the invention in detail, those skilled in the art will appreciate that modifications may be made to the various aspects of the invention without departing from _ the scope and spirit of the invention disclosed and described herein. It is, therefore, not intended that the scope of the invention be limited to the specific embodiments illustrated.
and described but rather it is intended that the scope of the present invention be determined by the appended claims and their equivalents.
The procedure of Example 1 was repeated except the UV absorbing compound was that described in Comparative Example 5 above. The yield of UV absorbing compound, shown above, that was present in the polymer product was determined to be 42%.
Having described the invention in detail, those skilled in the art will appreciate that modifications may be made to the various aspects of the invention without departing from _ the scope and spirit of the invention disclosed and described herein. It is, therefore, not intended that the scope of the invention be limited to the specific embodiments illustrated.
and described but rather it is intended that the scope of the present invention be determined by the appended claims and their equivalents.
Claims (41)
1. A method for incorporating a UV light absorbing compound into a polyester prepared using direct esterification of reactants comprising a dicarboxylic acid and a diol, said method comprising:
a. combining said reactants in an esterifying reactor under conditions sufficient to form an esterified product comprising at least one of. an ester, an oligomer, a low molecular weight polyester and mixtures thereof;
b. polymerizing the esterified product in a polycondensation reactor to form a polyester; and c. adding at least one UV absorbing compound to at least one of said esterification reactor or polycondensation reactor when at least 50 % of the carboxy groups initially present in the reactants have been esterified, wherein said UV absorbing compound includes at least one 4-oxybenzylidene radical of Formula I:
wherein X1 and X2 are hydrogen or up to two moieties selected from the group consisting of hydroxy, C1-C6 alkyl, C1-C6 alkoxy and halogen, and wherein the UV
absorbing compound includes a polyester reactive group.
a. combining said reactants in an esterifying reactor under conditions sufficient to form an esterified product comprising at least one of. an ester, an oligomer, a low molecular weight polyester and mixtures thereof;
b. polymerizing the esterified product in a polycondensation reactor to form a polyester; and c. adding at least one UV absorbing compound to at least one of said esterification reactor or polycondensation reactor when at least 50 % of the carboxy groups initially present in the reactants have been esterified, wherein said UV absorbing compound includes at least one 4-oxybenzylidene radical of Formula I:
wherein X1 and X2 are hydrogen or up to two moieties selected from the group consisting of hydroxy, C1-C6 alkyl, C1-C6 alkoxy and halogen, and wherein the UV
absorbing compound includes a polyester reactive group.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein said dicarboxylic acid is selected from the group consisting of aliphatic, alicyclic, and aromatic dicarboxylic acids.
3. The method of claim 2, wherein said dicarboxylic acid is selected from the group consisting of terephthalic acid, naphthalene dicarboxylic acid, isophthalic acid, 1,4-cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid, 1,3-cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid, succinic acid, glutaric acid, adipic acid, sebacic acid, and 1,12-dodecanedioic acid.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein said diol is selected from the group consisting of ethylene glycol, 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol, 1,2-propanediol, 1,3-propanediol, 1,4-butanediol, 2,2-dimethyl- 1,3-propanediol, 1,6-hexanediol, 1,2-cyclohexanediol, 1,4-cyclohexanediol, 1,2-cyclohexanedimethanol, 1,3-cyclohexanedimethanol, 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutane diol, X,8-bis(hydroxymethyl)tricyclo-
[5.2.1.0]-decane wherein X represents 3, 4, or 5, diethylene glycol, triethylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, tripropylene glycol, diols containing an aliphatic moiety having from 2 to 18 carbon atoms and mixtures thereof.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein said polyester comprises greater than 50 mole % terephthalic acid residues and greater than 50 mole % ethylene glycol residues, wherein the acid component has 100 mole % and the diol component has 100 mole %.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein said polyester comprises greater than 50 mole % terephthalic acid residues and greater than 50 mole % ethylene glycol residues, wherein the acid component has 100 mole % and the diol component has 100 mole %.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein said polyester comprises greater than 75 mole % terephthalic acid residues and greater than 75 mole % ethylene glycol residues, wherein the acid component has 100 mole % and the diol component has 100 mole %.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein said UV absorbing compound is added to at least one of said reactors when at least 70 % of the carboxy groups initially present in the reactants have been esterified.
8. The method of claim 1, wherein said UV absorbing compound is added to at least one of said reactors when at least 80 % of the carboxy groups initially present in the reactants have been esterified.
9. The method of claim 1, wherein said UV absorbing compound is added to at least one of said reactors when at least 85 % of the carboxy groups initially present in the reactants have been esterified.
10. The method of claim 1, wherein said UV absorbing compound is added to at least one of said reactors when greater than 90 % of the carboxy groups initially present in the reactants have been esterified.
11. The method of any one of claims 1 and 7-10, wherein from 0-100 % of said UV
absorbing compound is added to the esterification reactor.
absorbing compound is added to the esterification reactor.
12. The method of claim 11, wherein from 0 to 80 % of said UV absorbing compound is added to the esterification reactor.
13. The method of claim 11, wherein from 0 to 50 % of said UV absorbing compound is added to the esterification reactor.
14. The method of claim 1, wherein from 0-100 % of said UV absorbing compound is added to the polycondensation reactor.
15. The method of claim 1, wherein greater than 50 % of said UV absorbing compound is added to the polycondensation reactor.
16. The method of claim 1, wherein greater than 80 % of said UV absorbing compound is added to the polycondensation reactor.
17. The method of claim 1, wherein greater than 95 % of said UV absorbing compound is added to the polycondensation reactor.
18. The method of claim 1, wherein said UV absorbing compound is selected from the group consisting of compounds represented by Formulae II - VII:
wherein:
R is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C1-C12-alkyl, substituted C1-C12-alkyl, aryl, C3-C8-cycloalkyl, C3-C8-alkenyl and -(CHR'CHR"O-)p CH2-CH2-R5, wherein p is an integer from 1 to 100;
R' and R" are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and C1-C12 alkyl;
n is a whole number ranging from 2 to 4;
R1 is selected from the group consisting of -CO2R6 and cyano;
R2 is selected from the group consisting of cyano, -CO2R6, C1-C6-alkylsulfonyl, arylsulfonyl, carbamoyl, C1-C6-alkanoyl, aroyl, aryl, and heteroaryl;
R3 is selected form the group consisting of -COR7, -CON(R7)R8 and -SO2R7;
R4 is selected from the group consisting of:
and -O2S-R9-SO2-;
R5 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydroxy, C1-C6-alkoxy, C1-C6-alkanoyloxy and aryloxy;
R6 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen,C1-C12-alkyl, substituted C1-C12-alkyl, -(CHR'CHR"O-)p CH2CH2R5, C3-C8-alkenyl, C3-C8-cycloalkyl, aryl, and cyano, wherein p is an integer from 1 to 100;
R7 is selected from the group consisting of C1-C6-alkyl, C3-C7-cycloalkyl and aryl;
R8 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C1-C6-alkyl, C3-C8-cycloalkyl and aryl;
R9 is selected from the group consisting of C1-C12-alkylene, arylene, C3-C8-cycloalkylene, and -(CHR'CHR"O-)p CHR'CHR"-, wherein p is an integer from 1 to 100;
L is a divalent organic linking group bonded by non-oxo carbon atoms wherein a non-OXO carbon atom is one that is not bound to oxygen with a double bond;
L1 is a di, tri, or tetravalent linking group, wherein the divalent radical is selected from the group consisting of C2-C12- alkylene, -(CHR'CHR"O-)p CHR'CHR"-, C1-C2-alkylene-1,4-phenylene-C1-C2-alkylene, -CH2CH2O-1,4-phenylene-OCH2CH2, and -CH2-1,4-cyclohexylene-CH2-, wherein p is an integer from 1 to 100 and wherein the trivalent or tetravalent radical is selected from the group consisting of aliphatic hydrocarbon having three or four covalent bonds; and A and A1 are independently selected from the group consisting of 1,4-phenylene and 1,4-phenylene substituted with one or two groups selected from the group consisting of hydroxy, halogen, C1-C6-alkyl and C1-C6-alkoxy.
wherein:
R is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C1-C12-alkyl, substituted C1-C12-alkyl, aryl, C3-C8-cycloalkyl, C3-C8-alkenyl and -(CHR'CHR"O-)p CH2-CH2-R5, wherein p is an integer from 1 to 100;
R' and R" are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and C1-C12 alkyl;
n is a whole number ranging from 2 to 4;
R1 is selected from the group consisting of -CO2R6 and cyano;
R2 is selected from the group consisting of cyano, -CO2R6, C1-C6-alkylsulfonyl, arylsulfonyl, carbamoyl, C1-C6-alkanoyl, aroyl, aryl, and heteroaryl;
R3 is selected form the group consisting of -COR7, -CON(R7)R8 and -SO2R7;
R4 is selected from the group consisting of:
and -O2S-R9-SO2-;
R5 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydroxy, C1-C6-alkoxy, C1-C6-alkanoyloxy and aryloxy;
R6 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen,C1-C12-alkyl, substituted C1-C12-alkyl, -(CHR'CHR"O-)p CH2CH2R5, C3-C8-alkenyl, C3-C8-cycloalkyl, aryl, and cyano, wherein p is an integer from 1 to 100;
R7 is selected from the group consisting of C1-C6-alkyl, C3-C7-cycloalkyl and aryl;
R8 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C1-C6-alkyl, C3-C8-cycloalkyl and aryl;
R9 is selected from the group consisting of C1-C12-alkylene, arylene, C3-C8-cycloalkylene, and -(CHR'CHR"O-)p CHR'CHR"-, wherein p is an integer from 1 to 100;
L is a divalent organic linking group bonded by non-oxo carbon atoms wherein a non-OXO carbon atom is one that is not bound to oxygen with a double bond;
L1 is a di, tri, or tetravalent linking group, wherein the divalent radical is selected from the group consisting of C2-C12- alkylene, -(CHR'CHR"O-)p CHR'CHR"-, C1-C2-alkylene-1,4-phenylene-C1-C2-alkylene, -CH2CH2O-1,4-phenylene-OCH2CH2, and -CH2-1,4-cyclohexylene-CH2-, wherein p is an integer from 1 to 100 and wherein the trivalent or tetravalent radical is selected from the group consisting of aliphatic hydrocarbon having three or four covalent bonds; and A and A1 are independently selected from the group consisting of 1,4-phenylene and 1,4-phenylene substituted with one or two groups selected from the group consisting of hydroxy, halogen, C1-C6-alkyl and C1-C6-alkoxy.
19. The method of claim 18, wherein said alkoxylated moiety represented by the formula -(CHR'CHR"O-)p is selected from the group consisting of ethylene oxide residues, propylene oxide residues, or residues of both, and p is less than 50.
20. The method of claim 19, wherein p is from 1-3.
21. The method of claim 18, wherein said UV absorbing compound is selected from the group consisting of compounds represented by Formulae VIII-X:
wherein:
R'9 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C1-C6-alkyl and -(CHR'CHR"O-)p CH2CH2OR12, wherein p is an integer from 1 to 100;
R10 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and C1-C6-alkoxy;
R11 is selected from the group consisting of C1-C6-alkyl, cyclohexyl, phenyl, and -(CHR'CHR"O-)p R12, and wherein p is an integer from 1 to 100;
R12 is CH2CH3;
L2 is selected from the group consisting of C2-C6-alkylene, -(CH2CH2O)p-CH2CH2- and -CH2-cyclohexane-1,4-diyl-CH2-, wherein p is an integer from 1 to 100; and L3 is selected from the group consisting of C2-C6-alkylene, -(CH2CH2O)p -CH2CH2- and C3-C8-alkenylene, wherein p is an integer from 1 to 100.
wherein:
R'9 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C1-C6-alkyl and -(CHR'CHR"O-)p CH2CH2OR12, wherein p is an integer from 1 to 100;
R10 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and C1-C6-alkoxy;
R11 is selected from the group consisting of C1-C6-alkyl, cyclohexyl, phenyl, and -(CHR'CHR"O-)p R12, and wherein p is an integer from 1 to 100;
R12 is CH2CH3;
L2 is selected from the group consisting of C2-C6-alkylene, -(CH2CH2O)p-CH2CH2- and -CH2-cyclohexane-1,4-diyl-CH2-, wherein p is an integer from 1 to 100; and L3 is selected from the group consisting of C2-C6-alkylene, -(CH2CH2O)p -CH2CH2- and C3-C8-alkenylene, wherein p is an integer from 1 to 100.
22. The method of claim 18, wherein said UV absorbing compound is selected from the compounds represented by Formulae XI and XII:
23. The method of claim 1, wherein the amount of UV absorbing compound incorporated into said polyester is greater than 25% of the amount provided to the esterifying reactor.
24. The method of claim 23, wherein the amount is greater than 40%.
25. The method of claim 23, wherein the amount is greater than 50%.
26. The method of claim 23, wherein the amount is greater than 75%.
27. A method for incorporating, into a polyester, an amount greater than 25%
of a UV light absorbing compound, the polyester prepared using direct esterification of reactants which include a dicarboxylic acid and a diol, said method comprising:
a. combining said reactants in an esterifying reactor under conditions sufficient to form an esterified product comprising at least one of: an ester, an oligomer, a low molecular weight polyester and mixtures thereof;
b. polymerizing the esterified product in a polycondensation reactor to form a polyester; and c. adding at least one UV absorbing compound to at least one of said esterification reactor or polycondensation reactor when at least 70 % of the carboxy groups initially present in the reactants have been esterified, wherein said UV absorbing compound includes at least one 4-oxybenzylidene radical of Formula I:
wherein X1 and X2 are hydrogen or up to two moieties selected from the group consisting of hydroxy, C1-C6 alkyl, C1-C6 alkoxy and halogen, and wherein said UV
absorbing compound includes a polyester reactive group.
of a UV light absorbing compound, the polyester prepared using direct esterification of reactants which include a dicarboxylic acid and a diol, said method comprising:
a. combining said reactants in an esterifying reactor under conditions sufficient to form an esterified product comprising at least one of: an ester, an oligomer, a low molecular weight polyester and mixtures thereof;
b. polymerizing the esterified product in a polycondensation reactor to form a polyester; and c. adding at least one UV absorbing compound to at least one of said esterification reactor or polycondensation reactor when at least 70 % of the carboxy groups initially present in the reactants have been esterified, wherein said UV absorbing compound includes at least one 4-oxybenzylidene radical of Formula I:
wherein X1 and X2 are hydrogen or up to two moieties selected from the group consisting of hydroxy, C1-C6 alkyl, C1-C6 alkoxy and halogen, and wherein said UV
absorbing compound includes a polyester reactive group.
28. The method of claim 27, wherein said dicarboxylic acid is selected from the group consisting of terephthalic acid, naphthalene dicarboxylic acid, isophthalic acid, 1,4-cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid, 1,3-cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid, succinic acid, glutaric acid, adipic acid, sebacic acid, and 1,12-dodecanedioic acid and wherein said diol is selected from the group consisting of ethylene glycol, 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol, 1,2-propanediol, 1,3-propanediol, 1,4-butanediol, 2,2-dimethyl-1,3-propanediol, 1,6-hexanediol, 1,2-cyclohexanediol, 1,4-cyclohexanediol, 1,2-cyclohexanedimethanol, 1,3-cyclohexanedimethanol, 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutane diol, X,8-bis(hydroxymethyl)tricyclo-[5.2.1.0]-decane wherein X
represents 3, 4, or 5, diethylene glycol, triethylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, tripropylene glycol, diols containing an aliphatic moiety having from 2 to 18 carbon atoms, and mixtures thereof.
represents 3, 4, or 5, diethylene glycol, triethylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, tripropylene glycol, diols containing an aliphatic moiety having from 2 to 18 carbon atoms, and mixtures thereof.
29. The method of claim 27, wherein said polyester comprises greater than 75 mole % terephthalic acid residues and greater than 75 mole % ethylene glycol residues, wherein the acid component has 100 mole % and the diol component has 100 mole %.
30. The method of claim 27, wherein said UV absorbing compound is added to at least one of said reactors when at least 80% of the carboxy groups initially present in the reactants have been esterified.
31. The method of claim 27, wherein said UV absorbing compound is added to at least one of said reactors when greater than 90% of the carboxy groups initially present in the reactants have been esterified.
32. The method of claim 27, wherein from 0-100% of said UV absorbing compound is added to the esterification reactor.
33. The method of claim 27, wherein from 0-100% of said UV absorbing compound is added to the polycondensation reactor.
34. The method of claim 27, wherein the amount of UV absorbing compound incorporated into said polyester is greater than 40% of the amount provided to the esterifying reactor.
35. The method of claim 34, wherein the amount is greater than 50%.
36. The method of claim 34, wherein the amount is greater than 75%.
37. The method of claim 27, wherein said UV absorbing compound is selected from the group consisting of compounds represented by Formulae II - VII:
wherein:
R is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C1-C12-alkyl, substituted C1-C12-alkyl, aryl, C3-C8-cycloalkyl, C3-C8-alkenyl and -(CHR'CHR"O-)p CH2-CH2-R5, wherein p is an integer less than 50;
R' and R" are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and C1-C12 alkyl;
n is a whole number ranging from 2 to 4;
R1 is selected from the group consisting of -CO2R6 and cyano;
R2 is selected from the group consisting of cyano, -CO2R6, C1-C6-alkylsulfonyl, arylsulfonyl, carbamoyl, C1-C6-alkanoyl, aroyl, aryl, and heteroaryl;
R3 is selected form the group consisting of -COR7, -CON(R7)R8 and -SO2R7;
R4 is selected from the group consisting of :
and -O2S-R9-SO2-;
R5 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydroxy, C1-C6-alkoxy, C1-C6-alkanoyloxy and aryloxy;
R6 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C1-C12-alkyl, substituted C1-C12-alkyl, -(CHR'CHR"O-)p CH2CH2R5, C3-C8-alkenyl, C3-C8-cycloalkyl, aryl, and cyano, wherein p is an integer less than 50;
R7 is selected from the group consisting of C1-C6-alkyl, C3-C7-cycloalkyl and aryl;
R8 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C1-C6-alkyl, C3-C8-cycloalkyl and aryl;
R9 is selected from the group consisting of C1-C12-alkylene, arylene, C3-C8-cycloalkylene, and -(CHR'CHR"O-)p CHR'CHR"-, wherein p is an integer less than 50;
L is a divalent organic linking group bonded by non-oxo carbon atoms wherein a non-oxo carbon atom is one that is not bound to oxygen with a double bond;
L1 is a di, tri, or tetravalent linking group, wherein the divalent radical is selected from the group consisting of C2-C12- alkylene, -(CHR'CHR"O-)p CHR'CHR"-, C1-C2-alkylene-arylene-C1-C2-alkylene, -CH2CH2O-arylene-OCH2CH2, and -CH2-1,4-cyclohexylene-CH2-, wherein p is an integer less than 50 and wherein the trivalent and tetravalent radicals are selected from the group consisting of C3-C8 aliphatic hydrocarbon having three or four covalent bonds; and A and A1 are independently selected from the group consisting of 1,4-phenylene and 1,4-phenylene substituted with one or two groups selected from the group consisting of hydroxy, halogen, C1-C6-alkyl and C1-C6-alkoxy.
wherein:
R is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C1-C12-alkyl, substituted C1-C12-alkyl, aryl, C3-C8-cycloalkyl, C3-C8-alkenyl and -(CHR'CHR"O-)p CH2-CH2-R5, wherein p is an integer less than 50;
R' and R" are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and C1-C12 alkyl;
n is a whole number ranging from 2 to 4;
R1 is selected from the group consisting of -CO2R6 and cyano;
R2 is selected from the group consisting of cyano, -CO2R6, C1-C6-alkylsulfonyl, arylsulfonyl, carbamoyl, C1-C6-alkanoyl, aroyl, aryl, and heteroaryl;
R3 is selected form the group consisting of -COR7, -CON(R7)R8 and -SO2R7;
R4 is selected from the group consisting of :
and -O2S-R9-SO2-;
R5 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydroxy, C1-C6-alkoxy, C1-C6-alkanoyloxy and aryloxy;
R6 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C1-C12-alkyl, substituted C1-C12-alkyl, -(CHR'CHR"O-)p CH2CH2R5, C3-C8-alkenyl, C3-C8-cycloalkyl, aryl, and cyano, wherein p is an integer less than 50;
R7 is selected from the group consisting of C1-C6-alkyl, C3-C7-cycloalkyl and aryl;
R8 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C1-C6-alkyl, C3-C8-cycloalkyl and aryl;
R9 is selected from the group consisting of C1-C12-alkylene, arylene, C3-C8-cycloalkylene, and -(CHR'CHR"O-)p CHR'CHR"-, wherein p is an integer less than 50;
L is a divalent organic linking group bonded by non-oxo carbon atoms wherein a non-oxo carbon atom is one that is not bound to oxygen with a double bond;
L1 is a di, tri, or tetravalent linking group, wherein the divalent radical is selected from the group consisting of C2-C12- alkylene, -(CHR'CHR"O-)p CHR'CHR"-, C1-C2-alkylene-arylene-C1-C2-alkylene, -CH2CH2O-arylene-OCH2CH2, and -CH2-1,4-cyclohexylene-CH2-, wherein p is an integer less than 50 and wherein the trivalent and tetravalent radicals are selected from the group consisting of C3-C8 aliphatic hydrocarbon having three or four covalent bonds; and A and A1 are independently selected from the group consisting of 1,4-phenylene and 1,4-phenylene substituted with one or two groups selected from the group consisting of hydroxy, halogen, C1-C6-alkyl and C1-C6-alkoxy.
38. The method of claim 37, wherein said UV absorbing compound is selected from the group consisting of compounds represented by Formulae VIII-X:
wherein:
R'9 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C1-C6-alkyl and -(CHR'CHR"O-)p CH2CH2OR12, wherein p is an integer less than 50;
R10 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and C1-C6-alkoxy;
R11 is selected from the group consisting of C1-C6-alkyl, cyclohexyl, phenyl and -(CHR'CHR"O-)p R12, wherein p is an integer less than 50;
R12 is CH2CH3;
L2 is selected from the group consisting of C2-C6-alkylene, -(CH2CH2O)p-CH2CH2- and -CH2-cyclohexane-1,4-diyl-CH2-, wherein p is an integer less than 50;
and L3 is selected from the group consisting of C2-C6-alkylene, -(CH2CH2O)p -CH2CH2- and C3-C8-alkenylene, wherein p is an integer less than 50.
wherein:
R'9 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C1-C6-alkyl and -(CHR'CHR"O-)p CH2CH2OR12, wherein p is an integer less than 50;
R10 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and C1-C6-alkoxy;
R11 is selected from the group consisting of C1-C6-alkyl, cyclohexyl, phenyl and -(CHR'CHR"O-)p R12, wherein p is an integer less than 50;
R12 is CH2CH3;
L2 is selected from the group consisting of C2-C6-alkylene, -(CH2CH2O)p-CH2CH2- and -CH2-cyclohexane-1,4-diyl-CH2-, wherein p is an integer less than 50;
and L3 is selected from the group consisting of C2-C6-alkylene, -(CH2CH2O)p -CH2CH2- and C3-C8-alkenylene, wherein p is an integer less than 50.
39. The method of claim 37, wherein said UV absorbing compound is selected from the compounds represented by Formulae XI and XII:
40. The method of claim 37 or 38, wherein said alkoxylated moiety represented by the formula -(CHR'CHR"O-)p is selected from the group consisting of ethylene oxide residues, propylene oxide residues, or residues of both, and p is less than 8.
41. The method of claim 40, wherein p is from 1-3.
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